British Medical Services in the Second World War Field Surgical Units (FSU): The sign and motto of No. IV FSU based in Italy. The sign comprises of a pig, the 8th Army sign, a Yorkshire rose,a Maltese cross and an owl. The motto reads 'At the sign of the pig - health'. The doctor besides the sign is Major Shucksmith, whose hobby is breeding pigs. When he puts details of the case history on a plaster cast covering a wound he 'signs' it with a picture of a pig.

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